John Scofield and Jaco Pastorius Play "The Chicken"

Jaco Pastorius never fails to inspire me.  John Scofield too.  These two great musicians can fill up all the spaces in a jazz trio setting.  And Jaco doesn’t even play that loud.

Here Jaco is having a great time.  He apparently enjoyed playing with Sco and Kenwood Denard.  This contrasts Jaco Pastorius’  appearance at GIT where he is said to be dismayed at Frank Gambale’s over-the-top and insensitive playing.

Well, Jaco loved Carlos Santana’s playing.  As the story goes, he went onstage without permission just to be able to play bass with Devadip.

Too bad Mr. Pastorius had to exit his life gig early.